I have type 2 diabetes and have tried many diets to lose weight ..only to fail repeatedly.would like to try the lap-band surgery,but am hesitant to do it ...I am curious as to what it actually does to help you lose weight.
2006-10-06 04:07:50 · 22 answers · asked by ladyluck 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
17,000–$30,000
(Depending on the State you live in.) Requires that the patient is morbidly obese, and agrees to participate in medical, psychological evaluations. Follow-up studies must fit the parameters of the FDA guidelines. The Lap-Band procedure is now being performed in many states.
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2006-10-06 04:20:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
My friend was one of the first in our state to have a lap-band. She lost 130 pounds or so. It's an adjustable saline band put around your stomach to decrease its capacity. It's 100% reversible and removable. It costs about the same as any bariatric surgery. It works on a similar principle--if your stomach is smaller you have to eat less and therefore you lose weight. If your BMI is too high a lot of doctors will only do the bypass.
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2006-10-06 07:10:17 · answer #2 · answered by Rosie Young 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a little safer than by-pass surgery, and the band can be adjusted, after the surgery. It is covered by healthe insurance. You have to go to a bariatric surgeon to see what he charges, don't shop around for the cheapest. Go to a city hospital if you don't have insurance. They do have good doctors.
2006-10-06 05:01:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ginny C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight loss surgery-like gastric bypass /lap band surgery / stomach stapling and gastrectomy have become very common and very safe now. My cousin got her Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in India. She has lost more than 65 lbs in 5 months and is very happy with the results. The price for obesity surgery is very less in India. My cousin just paid 25% of the cost she was quoted in America. She got her surgery from a company called Forerunners Healthcare.
Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines. I have read a lot of their patient stories also. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as bariatric surgery and weight loss surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that your Obesity surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.
2006-10-06 18:50:54 · answer #4 · answered by joe 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
devour in easy terms while hungry. devour nourishing foodstuff with a good number of clean culmination and vegetables being component of it. bite each and each morsel a minimum of 32 cases. this could turn on sign to the techniques as quickly as u have had sufficient. besides this alteration in eating variety, take huge-unfold gentle workouts and brisk walks every day. U would be waiting to earnings/shed all extra effective weight gracefully and in a lifelike time span. do no longer take extra effective than 3 food an afternoon without drink or foodstuff in between different than water. the only exception is diabetic who shud take smaller food extra many times. decide for surgical technique in easy terms while cautioned.
2016-10-02 00:18:52 · answer #5 · answered by lavinia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is expensive but frequently covered by insurance if you are 100 pounds or more overweight with co-morbidities. The band sections off part of your stomach so you can't take in as much food.
2006-10-06 04:11:06 · answer #6 · answered by tallmochagirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cary a new motivational photograph along with you
2017-03-09 04:35:40 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any physical exercise burns up calorie consumption
2017-02-05 02:33:28 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard of a lap DANCE for weight loss. It's a lot more fun than surgery.
2006-10-06 06:25:41 · answer #9 · answered by x 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
To forfeit pounds you will need to use up or perhaps melt away 3, 500 calorie consumption for each and every lb
2016-02-22 20:19:58 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋